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Triple Entente - Great Britain, France, Russia
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Woodrow Wilson, President of the time, announced America's neutrality because of the amount of foreign born people in the US. America, at this time, did not believe in imperialism and attempted to give every country or place freedom for themselves.
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President Wilson declared neutrality due to the large number of foreign born citizens in the US. Most foreign citizens supported their own, home countries instead of backing America. People in America showed Nationalism by representing their own country despite living in the US at the time.
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This was one reason why America entered the war. Unfair warfare and innocent lives were lost due to Germany.
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Archduke Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot and killed in Sarajevo, Bosnia. Many believe this was the cause of WWI.
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Kaiser's pledge / Germany backing Austria-Hungary in whatever plan of action they decide / provided assurance of an ally in a battle if necessary
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Assassination of archduke Ferdinand, rivalry between alliances of countries, militarism, etc were all causes of WWI
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Germany sunk Great Britain ship carrying innocent passengers because they believed it was carrying war supplies
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Selective Service Act - Required young men to serve in the military is the were drafted.
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A telegram sent to Mexico from Germany in secret to try and for a military alliance with Mexico. Germany promised Mexico some land back from the U.S. if they helped in war between America and Germany.
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U.S. entered WWI two and a half years after it's start. America emerged a leading country in military and war.
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Ending of the war brought America into the great depression, full of hard financial times and a crashed economy. Also, as a result of the war, 30-40 million lives were lost across all the countries involved. WWI brought certain countries to power and shower the true military strength these places contained.
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Treaty was signed at the end of WWI. Also established new league of nations without Germany until later years. Required Germans to make up for the damage they caused among different countries.
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Named after Charles G. Dawes. A disagreement over how much money Germany should owe. Price fluctuated over time. 1923 A final committee was formed to decide amount of money Germany owed once in for all. They decided upon 121 billion gold marks and $29 billion over a 58 year period. Also made Germany leave all countries where they had troops occupying land. 1928
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Complete crash of economy in the U.S. after WWI. Loss of jobs, financial struggles, and poverty were huge issues during this time in history.
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Followed Germany's defeat in WWI. Hitler rose in power due to his involvement in the Deutsche Arbeiterspartei. From here, he rose politically and eventually took control of the Nazi party.
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